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Center Owned by HT MediaHT morning brief Nov 9: Delhi wakes up to 'very poor' AQI after Diwali; Nvidia CEO acknowledges affair with alleged Chinese spy
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Delhi’s post‑Diwali air‑quality index (AQI) has sparked scrutiny over how pollution averages are calculated, after the India Meteorological Department forecast a ‘severe’ category—above 400 AQI—for both November 8 and November 9. The city is reported to have recorded its highest AQI since 2021 and the highest post‑festival reading in five years. Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, Deepavali fireworks pushed the AQI above 500, with PM2.5 levels reaching 392 μg/m³ at 9:30 p.m., indicating a rapid deterioration in air quality that night.
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Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 376 on November 8. The air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday, November 9, with the overall AQI standing at 371 at 10 am amid a thick blanket of smog and fog. The post-Diwali…
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Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on the day after Diwali, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 370, while some private air-quality monitoring platforms reported readings as high as 1,500. The discrepancy came even as…
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City-wise data by CPCB as of 4PM, 9th November, suggest that the problem remains concentrated in Northern and Western India, but pollution is no longer confined to traditional hotspots
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